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Ben Briggs Visits At-Risk Slums in Philippines

On the ground freedom fighters battle child cybersex exploitation Today I had the privilege of joining the IJM field office in Manila, where the local Filipino team is spearheading one of the leading global effort to fight child cybersex exploitation. Sadly, the Filipino government receives 20,000 tips each month from the FBI and international police bodies pointing to cybersex criminal activity originating here — they are overwhelmed and not yet able to keep up. 50% of the victims are under the age of 12, and 77% of the perpetrators are parents, relatives, or close friends of the victims. IJM is helping to not only persecute the perpetrators to help discourage such crimes, but also walk han

He Died for Real Estate

In memory of David E. Wagner, 1962-2017 “All our favorite charities seemed to be always in search for more money,” Lali recalled, “and we were good at building real estate, so we decided to construct a building that would generate perpetual cash flow to help those around us who are less fortunate.” The Wagner's talked to their bank, which loved the vision and fronted them with $500,000 to start the project. They found an excellent site for some self storage on the edge of their city, bought it for $89,000, and spent the rest on developing the land and the buildings. “It was 2015 when we started the construction of Stow-Away Storage. David had for a long time been a mission-minded builder, so

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Ben Briggs Visits At-Risk Slums in Philippines

He Died for Real Estate